1881 census county

Durham surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Durham in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

14,386 surnames are listed for Durham, covering 770,684 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Hastwell, with 19 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Durham

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
4101	Hastwell	19	0.000%	6.97x
4102	Haugh	19	0.000%	1.47x
4103	Hawkey	19	0.000%	1.35x
4104	Heskett	19	0.000%	3.72x
4105	Hickey	19	0.000%	0.35x
4106	Hockaday	19	0.000%	1.71x
4107	Horsburgh	19	0.000%	0.89x
4108	Humphery	19	0.000%	2.27x
4109	Kindred	19	0.000%	2.79x
4110	Landells	19	0.000%	4.09x
4111	Leadley	19	0.000%	1.64x
4112	Lenard	19	0.000%	2.49x
4113	Light	19	0.000%	0.24x
4114	Linden	19	0.000%	1.60x
4115	Loudon	19	0.000%	0.77x
4116	Lovell	19	0.000%	0.10x
4117	Macfarlane	19	0.000%	0.38x
4118	Maling	19	0.000%	3.45x
4119	Malon	19	0.000%	6.89x
4120	Mars	19	0.000%	2.31x
4121	Maund	19	0.000%	1.08x
4122	Mcglen	19	0.000%	34.48x
4123	Mckee	19	0.000%	3.16x
4124	Mclaren	19	0.000%	2.58x
4125	Mcnulty	19	0.000%	3.03x
4126	Mealey	19	0.000%	3.23x
4127	Medcalf	19	0.000%	0.56x
4128	Megson	19	0.000%	1.34x
4129	Meikle	19	0.000%	0.30x
4130	Milling	19	0.000%	2.87x
4131	Mold	19	0.000%	1.16x
4132	Moles	19	0.000%	1.14x
4133	Moller	19	0.000%	4.28x
4134	More	19	0.000%	0.28x
4135	Morgans	19	0.000%	0.10x
4136	Mullaney	19	0.000%	2.87x
4137	Newrick	19	0.000%	12.84x
4138	Nutt	19	0.000%	0.30x
4139	Oaks	19	0.000%	1.21x
4140	Odgers	19	0.000%	1.19x
4141	Olliver	19	0.000%	1.06x
4142	Oxnard	19	0.000%	12.59x
4143	Painter	19	0.000%	0.16x
4144	Peachey	19	0.000%	0.54x
4145	Peet	19	0.000%	0.41x
4146	Pettigrew	19	0.000%	0.45x
4147	Pierson	19	0.000%	1.03x
4148	Poulter	19	0.000%	0.29x
4149	Purdey	19	0.000%	4.17x
4150	Quinton	19	0.000%	0.47x
4151	Rafter	19	0.000%	3.38x
4152	Reeks	19	0.000%	1.42x
4153	Renshaw	19	0.000%	0.23x
4154	Ridden	19	0.000%	8.08x
4155	Roxborough	19	0.000%	14.23x
4156	Salter	19	0.000%	0.10x
4157	Scorfield	19	0.000%	11.29x
4158	Seadon	19	0.000%	5.41x
4159	Shute	19	0.000%	0.54x
4160	Sleeman	19	0.000%	0.68x
4161	Stanford	19	0.000%	0.26x
4162	Stenton	19	0.000%	1.19x
4163	Steven	19	0.000%	0.29x
4164	Stirk	19	0.000%	1.16x
4165	Storry	19	0.000%	1.74x
4166	Swain	19	0.000%	0.11x
4167	Tallon	19	0.000%	2.69x
4168	Terney	19	0.000%	6.18x
4169	Tingle	19	0.000%	0.69x
4170	Toes	19	0.000%	3.54x
4171	Took	19	0.000%	1.61x
4172	Tuke	19	0.000%	1.66x
4173	Turns	19	0.000%	28.46x
4174	Uttley	19	0.000%	0.45x
4175	Walt	19	0.000%	14.88x
4176	Wardlaw	19	0.000%	1.20x
4177	Warrington	19	0.000%	0.27x
4178	Weddell	19	0.000%	1.29x
4179	Wellington	19	0.000%	0.46x
4180	Westmoreland	19	0.000%	1.36x
4181	Wilberforce	19	0.000%	4.31x
4182	Williss	19	0.000%	3.52x
4183	Winpenny	19	0.000%	3.99x
4184	Abel	18	0.000%	0.32x
4185	Ackroyd	18	0.000%	0.22x
4186	Aitkin	18	0.000%	1.20x
4187	Arthurs	18	0.000%	1.36x
4188	Baldry	18	0.000%	0.44x
4189	Barren	18	0.000%	5.85x
4190	Beswick	18	0.000%	0.21x
4191	Beverley	18	0.000%	0.69x
4192	Birnie	18	0.000%	0.49x
4193	Blakeman	18	0.000%	0.70x
4194	Braddick	18	0.000%	2.20x
4195	Brason	18	0.000%	14.77x
4196	Breckon	18	0.000%	2.23x
4197	Burnet	18	0.000%	0.57x
4198	Buttress	18	0.000%	1.52x
4199	Caden	18	0.000%	7.85x
4200	Callen	18	0.000%	1.86x